Roman Catholic Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Belfort–Montbéliard
Latin:Dioecesis Belfortiensis–Montis Beligardi
Local:Diocèse de Belfort–Montbéliard
Country:France
Province:Besançon
Metropolitan:Archdiocese of Besançon
Area Km2:1,472
Population:325,364
Population As Of:2012
Catholics:247,400
Catholics Percent:76
Parishes:133
Denomination:Catholic Church
Established:3 November 1979
Cathedral:Cathedral Basilica of St. Christopher
Patron:St. Paul
Bishop:Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet
Bishop Title:Bishop
Metro Archbishop:Jean-Luc Bouilleret
Suffragan:for one -->
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:Claude Pierre Charles Schockert
Website:Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Belfort–Montbéliard (Latin: Dioecesis Belfortiensis–Montis Beligardi; French: Diocèse de Belfort–Montbéliard) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in November 1979, the diocese was split off from the metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon and remains a suffragan diocese in its ecclesiastical province.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rinunce e nomine, 21.05.2015 . Holy See Press Office . 21 May 2015. 7 September 2015.